Below are some potential notable starts being made by drivers this weekend. Notable meaning they will be tied with a driver in number of starts made in that specific series, or the number of starts being made is a significant number that they are reaching in their specific race this weekend at Kansas Speedway. Rankings reflect the all-time starts list for that series.
(The image above each series is the driver I find having the most notable start this weekend)
*This will be updated after qualifying for each race if a driver does not make the race.
Morgen Baird will be making his 1st career Craftsman Truck Series start this weekend. Image credit: @MorgenBaird X Page
Truck Series Starts
Corey Heim: 73rd start ties Austin Dillon, Bobby Dotter & Ryan Truex, ranks 85th
Jack Wood: 70th start ties Joe Nemechek, ranks 94th
Kaden Honeycutt: 43rd start ties Matt DiBenedetto, ranks 169th
Connor Mosack: 20th start ties Elliott Sadler, ranks 296th
Morgen Baird: 1st start!
Noah Gragson, a young upshot, will be tying another young driver who would have been a star in NASCAR had he not died in a tragic accident, Kenny Irwin Jr., by making his 87th career Cup start this weekend. Image credit: @Team_FRM X Page
Cup Series Starts
Ross Chastain: 235th start ties David Reutimann, ranks 126th
Noah Gragson: 87th start ties Hershel McGriff & Kenny Irwin Jr., ranks 241st